| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| hilarity |
noisy or boisterous merriment. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |